www.amandabittner.com

Research

My research focuses on elections, voting, and public opinion, both comparatively and in Canada specifically. Recently, I have been conducting research on voters’ evaluations of party leaders and the effects of those evaluations on vote choice, as well as projects on gender and politics, attitudes towards immigration, as well as the impact of political knowledge on voting behavior and public opinion.

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Books

Melanee Thomas and Amanda Bittner, eds. (2017) Mothers and Others: The Impact of Family Life on Politics. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. In Press.

Amanda Bittner. 2007. The effects of information and social cleavages: explaining issue attitudes and vote choice in Canada. Canadian Journal of Political Science 40(4): 935-968. Abstract. CJPS Post-Print.pdf.

Chapters

Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant and Amanda Bittner. 2017. Parental Status and Political Attitudes: Mothers as Opinionated Citizens. In Melanee Thomas & Amanda Bittner, eds. Mothers and Others: The Impact of Family Life on Politics. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. In Press.

Like this:

Contact

About Bittner

Amanda Bittner is Associate Professor & Graduate Program Coordinator in the Department of Political Science at Memorial University in Canada.

Bittner studies public opinion and voting behavior, and her main research interests include the role of party leaders and candidates in the minds of voters; the role of gender in public opinion and voting; and issues of measurement in survey research, in both Canadian and Comparative contexts.